COVID-19 pandemic in Guadeloupe
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| COVID-19 pandemic in Guadeloupe | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Guadeloupe |
| Arrival date | 13 March 2020 (4 years, 7 months and 3 weeks) |
| Confirmed cases | 367[1] |
| Recovered | 289 |
Deaths | 14 |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Guadeloupe is part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have spread to the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe on 12 March 2020.
Background
On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[2][3]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[4][5] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[6][4]
Timeline
On 12 March, the first case of COVID-19 in Guadeloupe was confirmed.[7]
As of March 16, there had been 6 positive cases and no deaths.[8] By March 26, there had been 84 positive cases and 1 death.[9]
| New daily cases of Covid-19 declared in Guadeloupe | 0 | |
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External links
- Reports on the Guadeloupe Prefecture website
See also
References
- ^ "French territory of Guadeloupe reports 50 new cases of Covid-19 in 48 hours". Yahoo News. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Reynolds, Matt (4 March 2020). "What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic?". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus : Un premier cas positif en Guadeloupe" [Coronavirus: A first positive case in Guadeloupe]. La1ere.francetvinfo.fr (in French). 12 March 2020.
- ^ "COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak". Worldometer.
- ^ "Update on the situation on March 26". Prefecture of Guadeloupe. 26 March 2020.
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